Technical project manager for intelligence platforms

At the heart of Penta’s business is our bespoke intelligence platform and analytical toolset, used by our colleagues to deliver impactful and actionable insights for our clients. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our product team and technical team - including developers and data scientists - to deliver new and innovative analytical capabilities to power strategic decision-making for global organisations. The role of the Technical Project Manager is to ensure the timely and rigorous execution of strategically important projects through the entire product lifecycle: from discovery and design, through development and release.

• Drive operational excellence: Implementing and enhancing our hybrid waterfall/agile project management practices, bringing discipline and accountability to project delivery.
• Own successful delivery: Lead prioritisation, planning, and coordination across cross-functional teams. Anticipate and resolve constraints, risks, and blockers.
• Ensure transparency: Track and communicate progress and costs clearly with stakeholders using project metrics and dashboards.
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with stakeholders across product, technology, and the wider business to align goals and expectations.

• 3+ years experience managing technical delivery projects, including the full end to end SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Strong organisational and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong working knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management techniques.
• Experience with our project management toolset, or equivalent tools: Jira, Claude, Google Workspace, Excel.
• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude) to automate delivery reporting and Project Management admin tasks.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Будет плюсом: Experience delivering data and/or LLM-based technical projects; Prior experience as a developer, business analyst, or product owner; Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM); Certification is a plus (Prince 2, PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master); University-level education in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

• Competitive salary and compensation structure
• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Frequent firm-wide social events and activities
• Excellent environment for learning and growth
• Further benefits, depending on location
• This is a 12-month maternity cover position, with the possibility of extension.
• This position is a hybrid role, with one-two regular office days per week, and occasional additional in-office days as required.